The document provides a list of 23 things that identify someone as being from Minnesota. It includes references to the cold weather, driving habits, popular hangouts, sports rivalries, and outdoor activities like ice fishing that are stereotypically associated with Minnesota culture.

1. You Know You're From Minnesota When...

2. The weather is usually 80% of your conversation.
When you say "down south" you're referring to Iowa.
You call highways "freeways."
Snow tires came standard on your car.
You've never taken public transportation.
75% of your graduating high school class went to the University of Minnesota.
"Perkins" was the only hangout option in high school.
You assume when you say "The Cities" people know where you're talking about.
You can list all the "-dales."
People from other states love to hear you say words with "o"s in them.
In a conversation you've heard someone say "yah sure, you betcha" and you didn't laugh.
You could pinpoint exactly where each scene in the movie "Untamed Heart" was filmed.
You hate the movie "Fargo" but realize you and your entire family have that s! ame accent.
You get mad at people who think Fargo is in Minnesota.
You know what Mille Lacs is and how to spell it.
You have fish boiled in lye for Christmas.
You know what "uff-da" means and how to use it properly.
You know the 2 sports-related reasons why we hate Dallas.
Nothing gets you madder than seeing a Green Bay sticker on a MN car.
The only reason you go to Wisconsin is to get fireworks.
You're a loyal Target shopper.
You've frozen your tongue on a metal handrail before.
You own an ice house, a snowmobile, and a 4 wheel drive vehicle.
You wear shorts when it's 50 degrees outside in March, but you bundle up and complain in August when it
goes below 60.
You have gone trick-or-treating in 3 feet of snow.
You've not only walked across a lake, you've driven across one.
Everyone you know has a cabin or, at least, access to one.